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| Today I make a special trip to see if I can find Twister's band. I know Shady would have had her foal by now. At first I do not see them so I take a detour and explore some new area then come back to where I have seen them so many times before...sure enough they are there! I am more then thrilled! |
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| Twister loves the new filly in the band, CopperGirl. I am pretty sure she came from Copper's band. She is a beautiful liver chestnut color. Twister lets his two year old colt, Gus, interact with her. Gus and CopperGirl are good friends. |
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| Twister, the loyal band stallion. He was quite lame for most of last summer, but his mares stayed with him. He is sound this year. |
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| Shady's new foal is filly and a real chunk! Healthy as a horse this one. We group named her Promise on facebook. Once again the names are so we humans can communicate together. In my opinion it does not make them any less wild. Please ignore these ID's if you do not agree with naming. The worst thing a person could do would be to change them. We all need to be on the same page if there is a gather. The mustangs are also being put on a spreadsheet with numbers if you are more scientific minded. |
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| Look how Sunni, Windy's filly, has grown....she is greying out beautifully. She was born a little before Promise, but already Promise is bossing her sister around! |
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| The grulla is Whisp, Promise's full sister. For the longest time I thought Whisp was a colt, but confirmed today she is a filly. Here she is telling Sunni off. |
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| Whisp, she is Shady's 2010 filly. |
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| Most likely half sisters. Twister's band is usually off by themselves and his two grey mares are loyal to Twister (I think). One could never know for sure who is the true sire of the foals out at SWB. |
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| We "Promise" you a more modern, humane way of management. |
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| Keeping up with her band. |
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| Twister with his yearling daughter. She is gogreous and very feminine. Look at the primitive striping down her legs. These are not turned out ranch horses....that I know for sure. |
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| The grey mares have a tight bond. They are proven brood mares. |
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| Family bonds. |
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| Windy's amazing mane. Shady has a good one too. |
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| It might be awhile before I see this band again. I was so lucky to catch a glimpse of this secretive wild horse harem. Thanks Twister! |
2 comments:
a wonderful band, so friendly.
Whip is turning into a real beauty.
gotta love Gus
martin
I hope you get to see them when you come up...they are still in their little territory. I know Gus is such a character...He is such good buddies with Twister...always has been. When I first met him he was an "only foal".
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